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Quote by Alice Meynell
Spirit of place! It is for this we travel, to surprise its subtlet

Spirit of place! It is for this we travel, to surprise its subtlety and where it is a strong and dominant angel, that place, seen once, abides entire in the memory with all its own accidents, its habits, its breath, its name. – Alice Meynell

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The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter. – Alice Meynell

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There is nothing in the world more peaceful than apple-leaves with an early moon. – Alice Meynell

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